Brett Baur oversees corporate partnerships for Canucks Sports & Entertainment which include the Vancouver Canucks, AHL Abbotsford Canucks, NLL Vancouver Warriors, and Call of Duty team Surge. His team is responsible for developing meaningful relationships with brands and executing partnerships that drive business objectives at a local, national, and North American level.
Previously, Brett was the Vice President, Corporate & Premium Partnership Sales for the Pittsburgh Pirates, overseeing the B2B sales team for the organization. Brett and his team focused on building long-term relationships while developing integrated platforms for local, regional, and national companies to use the Pirates and PNC Park for marketing, entertainment, employee engagement, and community impact. Prior, Brett was a Vice President, Global Partnerships for Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), parent company of the NHL Capitals, NBA Wizards, WNBA Mystics, and 2K Wizards District Gaming teams. Brett was responsible for working collaboratively with brands to drive meaningful partnerships and measured success throughout the MSE ecosystem.
Prior to MSE, Brett spent four seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins which included back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017. While on the partnership sales team, he helped translate the on-ice success to new official partnerships in non-traditional categories such as Commercial Construction, Education, Milkshakes, Realty, and Water Technology.
Brett is a proud alum of the Ohio University MBA/MSA dual program where he had his first NSF experience participating in the Case Cup competition in 2016.